Understanding This Piece
About Ruby
Ruby is corundum (the same mineral family as sapphire) colored red by trace chromium — the rarer the chromium concentration, the more vivid the red. Top-quality 'pigeon's blood' rubies from Myanmar and Mozambique command per-carat prices that exceed even premium diamonds. Ruby scores 9 on Mohs, making it well-suited for daily-wear jewelry. It's the July birthstone, the 40th-anniversary gem, and historically associated with passion, vitality, and protection in cultures from ancient India to modern Western tradition.
About 14K Rose Gold
14K rose gold gets its romantic pink hue from a copper-rich alloy — typically around 25% copper combined with silver. The color is warm, slightly less intense than 10K rose, and ages beautifully without tarnishing or requiring rhodium replating. Rose gold has been a defining engagement-ring trend of the last decade, pairing especially well with morganites, peach sapphires, and oval and cushion-cut diamonds. It flatters most skin tones and reads as both vintage and modern.